Bottle-sealing machine.



W. P. STONE. BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE. APPLIQATION FILED APR.14, 1911.

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BOTTLE SEALING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14, 1911.

I LBYS. Patented Ja11.6,1914.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFICE.

WILLIAM E. STONE, OE WOODBURY, NEW JERSEY,

AssIGNOR To STAR SEAL 'COMTANY,`

.A CORPORATION OE NEW YORK.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. STONE, a citizen of the United' States, and a resident of Woodbury, county of Gloucester, and State of' New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Sealing-Machines, of which'the. following is a specification.

My invention applies solely to the seal feeding mechanism of bottle sealingy machin'es and has for one of its objects the providing of means whereby the seals on' leaving the source of supply enter a seal conveyer at one end: thereof and are moved therethrough by their own gravity until they reach the opposite end in proper position to be fed to the sealing mechanism.

Anotherobject of my invention is to devise means yfor facilitating relative movements of the'feeding endof the conveyer and the sealingmechanism, to bring them from a sidewise relative position to a vertical relative position, to then bring them together by a vertical movement to transfer the seal from the feeding end of .the conveyer to the sealing mechanism and finally to return the partspby reverse movements to their original relative positions.

A third object of my invention is to devise means whereby the transferring of the seal to the sealing mechanism is dependent upon the previously transferred seal having been first removed from the sealing mechanism, that is to say, is dependent upon the success ofthe previous sealing operation. This is preferably accomplished by making the relative vertical movement of the conveyer and sealing mechanism toward each other dependent upon a bottle havingbeen inserted during the previous sealing 'opera'- tion in order to remove the seal previously conveyed to clear the way,A for another seal. ,For obtaining these results I have provided a 4.5 preferably curved conveyer ofv suitable length and curvature to extendin its raised position from the source of seal supply to the sealingmechanism-t0 enable a seal to be. dropped into it at its supply end while another is be ing transferred tothe sealing mechanism from its feed end. The conveyer ispivotally connected-to the sealing mechanism to reciprocate therewith and to be swung to and fro during its reciprocating up and down. Its swinging movement outward is derived during its downward movement Specification of Letters Patent. Application 1ed`A`pri1 14, 1911.

)Patented an. 6, 1914. Serial No. 620,991.

.through a roller-and engaging cam surface secured, one tothe conveyer and the other to the framework. Its swinging movement inwardly is accomplished during its upward movement through the office of Va recoiling tension spring. This brings the .feeding end cel below the sealing mechanism in position to f transfer its seal thereto. l

To give the seal at the end of the conveyerthe required vertical movement to the sealing mechanism a sealv supporting .plunger is provided. This plunger is moved 'within the conveyer and transfers its 2seal to the sealing mechanism. The supporting plunger 1s lirst lowered bymeansof a lever fulcrumed to the conveyer, the free end of which encounters a stop when the conveyer is being swung outward to give the plunger the required downward movement. The upward -movement of the supporting plunger 'is effected by means of the recoil of a tension spring which is timed to act when-the conveyer has been swung to its inward position. @ther mechanism is provided to -prevent this spring from acting to raise the seal supporting` plunger when the seal previously transferred to the sealing mechanism has for any reason escaped being removed during the previous sealing operaM tion. This mechanism comprises a latch lever fulcrumed on the conveyer and having a spring actuated latch end for engagement with a catch on the-seal supporting plunger lever to lock it with the conveyer in its out @lox wardly swung position, that is to say, when I the seal sup-porting plunger is lowered flush with the conveyer. In this locked position the seal supporting plunger will have no movement relative the conveyer and thereforewill not transfer'its seal to nthe sealing mechanism, but must wait until the latch has beenv released. This is effected by a trip arm pivoted to the sealing mechanism swung out in position to be struck by.,tl1e latch lever'. Thisl releases the seal supportingv ,plungerk lever and permits its loperating' spring to then raise the. seal supporting plunger to transfer its seal to the sealing `mechanlsm.A The latch releasing arm 1s,

"but showing, only a part thereof, wherein a however, set outwardly in operable releasing position' by means of a lug formed thereon .plunger while the releasing arm, continues to move downwardly to give them the desired relative movement. It is therefore obvious that no seal will be transferred unless a bottle has been previously inserted to remove the seal. The releasing armis held in ,its outer position by a spring-pressed lpin acting on its upper end. This offers suiiicient resistance to the arm being pushed in when it is struck bythe latch leverv to enable the latch to become unlocked, but at the same time to. enable the latch lever to move the releasing ar'm back to its original position.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this specification-Figure 1 is a. sectional elevational view 'of the bottle sealing head part of a bottle sealing machine, and my invention shown partly in sectional elevational view with the conveye'r swung to its inward position and' in the act oftransferring a seal to the sealing mechanism from the ceding end thereof and receiving a seal-at its opposite end. Fig. 2 is asimilar view to Fig. 1

bottle and the sealing head are in sealing positions and the seal conveyer is in outward position in the act of receiving a seal atits feeding end. Fig. 3 is a fragmental detail of Fig. 1 showing the latch and releasing mechanism, and Fig. 4is a plan view ofthe sealing headcasements showing the manner of securing the parts in sliding engagement.

My invention is not confined to any one type of sealing head nor to any special Seal but is applicable to many -styles of sealing heads and seals. I have however shown m invention in conjunct-ionwith aiseal and sea ing head similar in the main to thatcon- -tained in my copending ap lication filed March 4, 1911, and bearing erial Number 612,363. A brief description therefore of the sealing head is deemed all that is necessary in this application. Y

The sealing headcomprises a spring supporting cup 1 having a side extension 2 bored to -form a sleeve for mounting it in fixed posit-ion upon the vertical rod 3l slidably engaged in bearing 4 of the framework to rcceive the usual reciprocating motion from the mechanisms (not shown) to eHect the sealing operation. The sealing mechanism easement 5 is slidably'secured to 'the springy cup by means ofthe dove-tailed joint 6 with.

(Fi-g. 4). This permits of the slight relative movement that is necessary in the sealing operation, as will later be described.

The easement 5 has a mouth-piece'7 preferably made separate and screwed onthe easement for centering and guiding the bot; tle neck 8 of bottle 9 to its proper -position sealing member 10 having a forming end 11. This 1s' also 4preferably formed separately from the 'easement and screwed in the top lower Aend of a plu 12 depending from the member 10 and 'ofg less diameter than thebore of the easement .to afford a space in which' is slidably secured aplunger 13 hav-` ing an upwardly converging lower end for- \centraliz1ng the bottle and holding it secure upon its seat (not shown). This plunger'is provided with-a flange 14 engaging arshoulder 15 formed inthe easement to arrest the spring 16 is seated upon the l ange` to resist the upward movement of the plunger and to retain it in spring-pressed engagement with the neck of thel bottle.

On the top of member 10 is a slot-ted' post roller supports one end ofa 'lever 19 ful-` crumed toa lug 20 extendingl from4 the spring cup easement 1. Thelother en d of thev from .aj plunger 23 set in' cup 1 to rest upon a -spring 24. Below the spring is an adjustment plate 25 raised and owered by adjustment screw 26 to vary the tension of the 4spring when desired. As Athe sealing head moves downward -with its rod 3 the formingend 11 coacts with the edge of the seal which is then seated in the neck of the bottle and forms the seal joint. The further/downward arrested andthe excess motion of the case` ment 5'is takenv up by spring 24, the spring form the seal on the bottle. .An auxiliary seal forming plunger -27 is engaged 1n a socket of the plug 12 having a slight-relatiye ldownward and upward-movements by ya pin 28 and seat ,29 respectively and is backed by spring 30 to afford the required resistance to its. upward movement lto enable it to perform` its office of spreading the flange on the seal the seal within theibottle. A'seal holding formed in auxiliary seal forming plunger 27 'to have suitable relative 'movement theremovements are restricted by thescrew 32" a spring 34.u to afford the required resistance Its downward and vupward relativef beneath. the sealing mechanism. Within the easement and rigidly secured thereto is the thereof. The sealing end 11 is formed on the downward movement of the lunger and -a -l I 17 in which is journaled the roller 18.. This f l sus` lever is similarly supported by a roller 21 l ,journaled a slotted post 22 projecting movement of the seal forming plunger is then being made strong enough to first properly '11s. motion therewith. It is yrestricted vin its i' preparatory to 'the sealing end 11 forming and seating plunger 31 is engaged in a'socket 125 and seat 33 respectively and it is backed by A to upward movement to-enable it to receive a seal and to seat it within the bottle`before the sealing operation begins. .This plunger has an annular groove formed therein to receive a split vring 35. This ring retains the seal 36 when fed thereto in spring-pressed engagement upon the seating plunger.

The seals 36 are shown on account of their adaptabilityto the particular sealing device described, as composed of a disk of metal having upwardly turned lugs 37 and faced with a yielding sealing Washer 38. The seals are fed by any suitable means in uniform .mounted lpin `45 passing through it which likewise projects into the chute through a slot formed jin its wall but which is normally freeV from contact with the seals. When however its arm 43 is swung toward the chute it will then contact with the washer side ofthe seal which is' purposely passed through the chutein position to be adjacent this pin.- A springl 46 mounted on the pin lower arm 44 is freed from engagement with its seal which thereupon dropsA from the chute. The upper and lower arms are suitably spaced to operate o-n adjacent seals so that only one seal can escape at'each rocking of the lever. After the seal has escaped thev lever rocks to its normal position. This carries the hooked arm into the chute again in itsformer positionv and releases the springpressed pin'from engagement with its seal to permit the seal to drop against the hooked end which also permits the seals above to drop a corresponding distance The lever-is rocked to release a seal by means of an arm 47 secured to the sealing head to move up and down with it. This arm strikes the horizontal arm 42 to swing.

it upwardly to permit the seal to-escape when the sealing headhasmoved to its up.-^ warcl-position. lThe arm 47 is provided at its operating end with an adjustment screw which contacts directly withthe horizontalarm 42 as the. sealing head is raised and conveyer.

which may be adjusted to correctly time the escapement of the seal.

Those parts of the sealing machine com- -prising my invention will now be considered in detail. It being understood, however, that many minor changes lmay be made in the preferred construction here shown without departing from the spirit of my invention, as for instance, when my invention is applied to other types of 'sealing heads and seal supplying'sources.

The chute proper 39 for the seals is preferably terminated at a convenient point in its vertical descent below ythe escapement lever as at the point 48. My conveyer comprises a conduit 49 movable upwardly to sol bring its receiving end 50 adjacent the end i 48, which movement isl timed to permit the 'then escaped and dropping seal toL fall into the conveyer conduit. The conduit is suitably curved to bring its lower or seal feedingl end 51 in this upwardly moved position direotlv below the seal holding and seating plunger 31. The conveyer is hinged to the sealing head easement 5 by suitable pivotal connect-ions 52 to ermit it to reciprocate up and down therewi vh. The conveyer receives its swinging motion outwardly 'by means of a cam plate 53' rigidly secured to the framework, or as shown, to the chute `39 and prol.vided with a cam face 54 ,which engages an antifriction roller 55 pivotally connected to lug 56 projecting from the conveyer to swing the-conveyer outwardly as the sealing head descends. .A tension spring 57 secured to the conveyer and sealinghead returns the conveyer to its inwardlyf-swung position when the sealing head is movingl upward. The sealing head easement and 'plunger 13 are provided with slots or openings 58'ito admit the feedingend-.51 of the The conveyer conduit 49 vis preferably closed except at the receiving end 50 and at its 4feeding end 51, at which last end an outlet 59 is lprovided in the topwall topermit the seals to be ,ejected in transferringthem upon the seal holding and seating plunger 31. In lthe bottom wall of the conveyer conduit opposite the outlet is a bossed orifice 60 having arplunger 61 engaged therein to be moved up and down. This motion is accomp lisled by means of a preferably curved lever 62 fulcrumed to lugs 63 projecting from the back 'of conveyer conduit and'having its lower end 64 pivotally secured in slot 65 formed in the botto-m of 'plunger 61. The conveyer vconduit is suitably formed with a slot 66 to permit the lever to enter i in moving the plunger to its upward position. The opposite end of the lever is preferably provided with an antifriction roller 67. IThis engages with a suitably formed cam face 68 formed on lplate 69 rigidly securedl to or made integral with theplate 53.

The roller and its coacting; surface are brought into contactby the outward swing of the conveyer. This stops'that end of the lever 'and during further outward swing of the conveyer the lever is compelled tc rock on its fulcrum to lower the plunger. This brings its upper face flushv with the base of the conduit.

A recess 73 is formed in the cam face 54 at a suitable 'position to induce the outward swing of the conveyer to take place at or 'near the beginning of its downward movement,` and the inward swing at or nea-r the fend of the upward movement. Below the recess the cam face is formed xvertical. This ,permits the conveyer "during the remainder of its. reciprocating movement -to stand in y its outwardly swungposition to prevent its feeding end from interfering with the inserted bottle. 'The -lever 62 is likewise rocked at or near the beginning of the downward movement of the conveyer to vmove the plunger 61 downwardly. The plungeris locked in this position, as will soon be described, and is `not released until it arrives at a suitable point in the upward movement of the conveyer. During the out-- cup 71 projecting from the rear of the conveyer. The cupis provided with the -slot 72 to permit the lever to pass therethrough to be'engaged by the spring below it whichacts to rock the lever totits normalposition when released, as will soon be described.

The mechanism thus far considered would suffice to feed the seals to the holding plun- --ferred to the holding plunger 31'.

mechanism is all that is necessary then unger 3 1 without any llocking mechanism for the lever 62', providing the. upward movevment of the plunger 61 were timed to occur when the feeding end ofthe conveyer was swung inwardly for` then the seal supported on the plunger 61 would be properly trans- This less from any reason the seal previously deposited upon the holdingplunger 31 has not been removed ',by'the bottle in the sealing operation., At such a2 time, the seal sup- ,porting plunger 61 shouldnot be given its usual movement upwardin order to pre-- vent the disastrous results. of attempting to This brings the roller 67 in conta-'ct with the feed a second seal to the plunger 31 when the previous seal had not been removed. The following mechanism is therefore provided to hold the plunger 61 in check at such times: A lever 74 is pivotally connected to the side of the conveyer.- Its outer end is formed into a hook or latch 7 5 for engaging a lug 76 projecting from the free end of the past the pin.

lever 62 as the conveyer is swung outward, as above described. Thisv locks the plunger 61 in its downward position at each outward swing-of the conveyer and a spring 77 is secured to the lever 62 and conveyer wall tohold the latch in its locked position as-shown y in Fig. 2. As thus locked there would be no feeding of lseals for the conveyerwould simply swing to and fro without any upward movement of the plunger 61. A releasing arm 78 is therefore provided for releasing the latch. This arm is pivoted lat its lower end in a slot 79 formed in the sealing h ead Casement. It is, however, operably .set only when a bottle is being sealed. This Se.A

ing 'face of the lug. The arm "is formed with i 'a slot 82 'which engages the stop pin 83 secured 'in the sealing head easement toA limit Athe swing of the arm'. A 'nose' 84 is also" formed on the armfor coacting with a corresponding nos'e 85 formedv on thela-tch lever 74 when the arm is forced outwardly in order to effect a releasing of the latch and la corresponding forcing of the arm fin'- wardly to its original position. A stop pin 86 is provided on the conveyer wall for arresting the swing of the latch lever when re- 4leased and-to enable the\ nose thereon to positively force the arm 78 inwardly. .Aj

friction pin 87 backed by a spring 88is set in a socket formed in the sealing head casement to be forced normally outwardly by the tension of the spring. The pin is further provided with slot 89-which .engages a stop pin 90 secured in. the casementto retain ,the friction pinin position. The friction pin 87 bears against the arm 78 and their coacti'ng faces are preferably wedgelshaped to permit the armto Abe yieldingly retained in either of its ,extreme positions but to permit it to be swung from one extreme position' to the other by forcing it The operation ofthe device Iis as follows:

Supposing the sealing head to be descending in the act of sealing a bottle and a seal to 'have beenl previously dropped into the conveyer conduit from `t-he source of supply; the roller\55 in leaving the recess 73 to enter upon its descent down the vertical part of the cam face swings the conveyerv outwardly.

feeding end a sufficient incline to permit the l seal contained therein to slide down and set upon the supporting plunger 61. The cnveyer is now ready to be swung inwardly. During the 'outward swing and downward movement of the conveyer, the sealing operation takes place. The bottle comes in cony tact with its centering and holding plunger to arrest its movement downward while the sealing head easement continues to move downwardly. This relative motion of the sealing head casement and centering plunger forces thereleasing arm 7 8 outwardly past its friction pin from the-position shown inv Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2.7 The inward swing of the vconveyeris accomplished when the sealing head moves upward and the roller 53 enters the recess 73. The latch xremains locked however until the nose on the latch lever 74`st-rikes the nose on'l the releasing arm 78' which is timed to occur when the feed end of the conveyer has been swung inwardly beneath theuseal holding plunger 31. This releases the latch and the lever is f then free to be swung by the spring 70 to raise the seal supporting plunger 61 "to enable it to deposit the seal resting on it upon the holding` and seating plunger where it is held by the split 'ring 35 ready for another bottle. The arm 78 at the same time swung in by its contact with the lever 74. This swings it past its friction pin to its normal position with'its lug'in the path of the iange 14 as 'shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the sealing head having first been raised to bring the arm above the flange as there shown. In the raised position of the sealing head the arm 47 (or its adjustment screw) strikes the arm 42 and rocks its lever to permit another-seal to drop into the conveyer.

It is obvious that as the outward swing of thereleasing arm 78r is dependent uponthe relative .movement of the sealing 'head `easement and the bottle centering plunger,

it will not be moved when there is no bottle inserted to produce such a motion. The

- latch will therefore not be releasedand a second seal will not be fed" to the seating Having thus described, my invention I claime- 1. The combination in a bottle sealing ma-v chihe, of a sealing head; a seal supplying source; and'a sea-l conveyer comprislng a` conduit having a seal recelving end com-l munlcatlng wlth the said suppl source and aseal delivering end -communicating with i the said sealing head, means for moving the said delivering end away from said sealing head and belowfsaid receiving end to facilitate the'moving of the seals from said receivf ing end to said delivering end, means at the said delivering end movable to the said sealing head to deliver its seal thereto intermittently between the sealing' operations and operating means for said last means dependa seal delivering end communicating with` the said sealing head, means for moving the said delivering end away from said sealing head and below said receiving end to facilitate the moving of the seals from said receiving end to said delivering end, seal supporting means at the said delivery end movable to the said sealing head intermittently between the sealing operations -for transferring the seal to the sealing head when moved thereto, said last means being dependently .operable upon the insertion of a bottle during the previous sealing operation.

3. The combination in a bottle sealing machineyof. a sealin head; a seal supplying sourced; and a sea conveyer,comprising a conduit having a seal receiving-end communicating with the said supply sourceand a seal delivery end communicating with thel ation for moving the seal supporting means to the sealing head for transferring the seal; 4. The combination in a bottle sealing machine, of a sealing head; a seal supplying source; and a seal conveyer comprising a conduit having aaseal receiving end` coma seal delivery end communicating with the said sealing head, means for moving the said delivering end away from said sealing head and below said receivingend cilitate themoving of the seals from said' receiving end to saiddelivering end, means at the said delivery end movable to the said municating with the said supply source andto fad sealing head for delivering the seal thereto and other means dependently operable upon the insertion of a bottle during the previousk sealing operation for moving said last means .when moved to the sealing head.

5. The 'combination inl ay vbottle sealing machineef a reciprocating sealing head; a

ciprocating with said head comprising a conduit having a seal receiving endv communieating with the said supply source and a seal delivery end communicating 'with the said sealing head, andmeans for moving the seal supply source; and a seal conveyer resaid delivery end away' from saidsealing end on head and below the said receiving 20 movement ofthe sealing head and inwardly the downward movement of the sealing head: `to facilitate a movingof the seals from said receiving end to said'delivery end.

6. The combination in a bottle sealing machine Aof a sealing head; a seal supply source; and a seal conveyer comprising a conduit hinged to the said sealing head, means for swingingsaid conduit to and fr to bring its lower end to and from the said sealing head, a seal supporting member at l said lower end, and means for reciprocating said member up and down when said lower en d is swung to said sealing head to trans` fer the said seal to the said sealing head..

7. AThe combination in a bottle lsealing machine of a reciprocating sealing head; a seal supply source; and a seal vconveyer hinged at its upper end to said sealing head to reciprocate therewith, and means for swinging V it outwardly vduring the downward during the upward movement of the Vsealing seal 'supply source; a seal conveyer hingedl `at its upper end to said sealing head to rehead to bring its lower end into communication with the sealing head to. deliver its seal thereto, l

v8. The combination in a bottle sealing machine of a reciprocating sealing head; a

ciprocate therewith; means for swinging said conveyer outwardly during the downward ,movement of the sealing head and inwardly .during the upward movement of the sealing ,head to bringits lower end into communication with the sealing head; a seal supporting member at the lower end of sald conveyer, and means for reciprocating the saidmember u and down relative the sealing head at the inwardly swung position of the conveyer'to deposit the seal upon the sealing head.

9. The combinationin a bottle sealing machine of a reciprocating' sealing, head; a seal supply source; and a seal conveyer comprisin'g a conduit hinged to said sealing ,head

vhavmg an opening at the top for receiving .the seals and an opening at `the bottom for emitting them, a' seal supporting plunger mounted to reciprocate belowsaid seal emitting opening, means for moving the lower -end of the saidconduitto and from the sealing head, means for lowering the said supporting plunger during its movement away from the said seal-ing head, and other means for lholding said supporting plunger in 'said low'red position automatically releasable to raise said supporting plunger when moved to said sealing head .toI deposit its seal thereto said releasing being dependent upon the insertion of a bottle aduring the previous sealing operation.

l0. The ycombination inq a bottle sealing machine of a sealing head, and a seal feed v comprising a seal support at its feeding end,

- means `for moving said support downwardly from said sealing head, means for locking said support in said downwardly moved position, and other means for automatically releasing said locking means to permit the support to move upwardly and deposit its seal upon the sealing head said releasing means being operatively dependent upon the insertion of a bottle.- v

11. In a bottle sealing machine' the combination of a reciprocating sealing head comprising a easement, a bottle holding plunger and a seal holding plunger; a seal supply source comprising a seal escapement mechanism operatedby the-said easement; and al y'seal conveyer comprising a conduit .hinged to the said easement, lcam mechanism to swin the conduit outwardly in-its deseen ing movement to induce a seal to drop to its `lower end, a tension spring to bring said conduit inwardly in its ascending movement to deposit the said seal upon the said seal holding plunger and to receive' another seal at its upper end, a seal supporting plunger in the lower end of said vconduit for transferring' the said seal to the said seal holding plunger, a lever for reciprocating said sealsupporting plungerto effect a receiving and transferring of Said seal, cam

mechanism for swinging said lever to lower the said supporting plunger, a spring for oppositely swinging the said lever to raise the" said supporting plunger, a locking lever for holding the said plunger operating lever in its cam propelled position, a releasing arm to release said locking lever when said seal supporting plunger is swung beneath said seal holding plunger operably responsive to the said bottle holding plunger when stopped by a bottleyand aspring-pressed friction pin contacting with saidarm tooi'er a resistance to itsy movement. 12. A' closure-feeding and closure-applying mechanism includinga closure-feeding chute member and av sealing-head-including member movable to and from closure transferring proximity to each .ot-her, said mechanism also including means, operatively `con-.

necting said members, lfor causing them to move'in unison, substantially as described.

13. A' closure-feeding and lclosure-applying mechanism including a pivote-d closurefeeding chute member and a sealing-head-in .cluding member movable to and from closure- 1,oss,7es

means, operatively connecting said members,

for causing them to move-1n unison,` su

stantially as described. Y v

15. 'A Iclosure-'feeding vand closure-applying mechanism including a'movable sealing- -head-including member and a closure-feedeiecting said movement of the second member, lsubstantially as described.

16. A closure-feeding and closure-applyi inge-mechanism including a movable sealingvhea ilincluding member and a closure-feedf ing chute member having pivotalmovement into and out of closure-transferring proximity to the `irst member, said mechanism also. including means, controlled from the iirst member, for effecting said movementl of the second member, substantially` as de# scribed.

17. A closure-feeding andclosure-applying mechanism including a sealing-head-includi-ng member having thrustwise` movement and a closure-feeding chute. member having movement intoand out offclosuretransferring proximity to the first member, said mechanism also including means, controlled from the first member, for eecting said movement of the second member, substantially as described. 'i p p 18. In combination, With a sealing mechanism having a sealing-head, a closure chute movable into and out of closure-transferring relation to the sealing-head and means, car-v ried by said chute, for normally restraining the feed ofthe closures, said means being movable Withjthe chute against said mechanism and bythe latter thereupon moved to 4release the closures, substantially as described. l

WILLIAM 'F.,STONE Witnesses: v

HOWARD L. HUToHINsoN, FRANCIS B. DAVIS. 

